VMI Keydets vs Richmond Spiders Prediction, 11/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: VMI Keydets vs Richmond Spiders

Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Location: Robins Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Richmond Spiders (3-0) will try to defeat the VMI Keydets (3-2) at Robins Center on Wednesday.

The VMI Keydets faced off with Jacksonville and ended up losing by a score of 69-67 in their last contest. VMI ended the contest with a 45.5% FG percentage (25 of 55) and knocked down 8 of their 21 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Keydets knocked down 9 of 11 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 25 with 9 of them being offensive. They also recorded 15 dimes for the game in addition to creating 19 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When talking about defense, VMI let their opponent shoot 49.1% from the field on 27 out of 55 shooting. Jacksonville doled out 15 dimes and had 8 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Jacksonville grabbed 31 rebounds (12 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Jacksonville finished the contest at 50.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 5 of their 10 attempts. They buried 10 of their 25 attempts from 3-point land. With respect to personal fouls, the Keydets walked away with 12 while Jacksonville accounted for 14 personal fouls.

TJ Johnson is someone who was a major factor in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 53.8% from the floor and also dished out 3 dimes. He played 34 minutes and also totaled 6 rebounds. He accounted for 18 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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VMI comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 3-2 for the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.4 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 14.4 personal fouls per contest. As a team, VMI is pulling in 41.8 rebounds per game and has racked up 83 assists on the season, which is 33rd in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Keydets are connecting on 38.4% on shots from 3-point land (71 of 185) and 74.7% from the free throw line. They average 88.2 pts per contest (76th in Division 1) while shooting 43.4% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Keydets are able to force 14.8 turnovers every game and they draw 15.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 340th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 80 surrendered for the season. The Keydets defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 40.9% (137 of 335) and they relinquish 41.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They concede 24.8% on shots from distance and they are 173rd in Division 1 in points per game allowed (72.2).

The last time they took the court, the Richmond Spiders got the win with a final of 90-86 when they played William & Mary. Regarding attacking the glass, Richmond permitted William & Mary to snag 35 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 29.7% from three-point range by shooting 11 of 37 and ended up going 25 out of 31 from the free throw line (80.6%). The Spiders allowed William & Mary to knock down 25 of 63 tries from the floor which had them shooting 39.7% for this contest. Overall, the Spiders finished shooting 23 out of 64 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.9%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Richmond made 9 out of 32 tries (28.1%). They were able to knock down 35 of those for a rate of 76.1%. William & Mary was called for 30 fouls for the matchup which got the Spiders to the free throw line for 46 tries. They also turned it over 15 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. The Spiders were able to corral 30 defensive rebounds and 22 offensive boards for a total of 52 for the game.

A.J. Lopez was important for the Spiders in this contest. He buried 4 out of 10 for this contest for a rate of 40.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He recorded 18 points in his 22 mins on the court and accounted for 2 dimes for the game.

Richmond has a win-loss mark of 3-0 on the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Spiders are shooting 42.9% from the floor, which is 276th in college. Richmond has accumulated 261 points so far this season (87.0 per contest) and they collect 44.3 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 15.3 times per game (172nd in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 10.7 times per game. The Spiders are committing 23.3 fouls every game and they shoot 77.9% from the free throw line.

The Richmond defense allows 24.7% on 3-pointers (20 of 81) and opponents are connecting on 74.7% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 9.7 assists and 33.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 29th and 121st in college hoops. The Spiders defensively are ranked 160th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 71.3. They have forced 12.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 38.2% from the floor (64th in Division 1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Richmond

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